CRCL stays near $90 as Circle unveils 1:1 BTC-backed cirBTC while the stock remains under pressure from stablecoin policy concerns.
While flirting with the bottom of its bear flag, the $BTC price is still hanging on. Is it just a matter of time before the crash, or could the bulls put on a decent bounce that could still threaten the bear market trend?
Just two years ago, the idea that a spot Bitcoin ETF could trade on Latin American stock exchanges seemed remote. Today, Brazil hosts 22 ETFs with exposure to cryptoassets, Chile and Mexico lead in regulatory frameworks, and the region as a whole recorded over $730 billion in crypto volume during 2025.
The USDC issuer is moving beyond stablecoins, launching a 1:1 Bitcoin-backed token designed to give institutions a regulated, transparent alternative in a market that has been asking for one.
Bitcoin ended the first quarter of the year on a bearish note, and this red quarter carries some implications for the cryptocurrency. Despite the calls for a bottom, it seems that the digital asset might be far from actually reaching a bottom.
Under pressure from traditional markets, the leading crypto has just hit a weekly low in a climate dominated by soaring oil prices and geopolitical tensions. This movement goes beyond a simple technical correction and revives darker scenarios.
Bitcoin is trading at $66,804, up 0.58% over the past 24 hours, nursing a 47% loss from its October 2025 all-time high. The latest hit came straight from the White House. President Trump's April 1 address flipped the script on markets that had spent Tuesday pricing in a peace deal. Instead, he promised the U.S.
Riot Platforms records its first-ever Bitcoin sale, offloading 3,778 BTC at an average price of $76,626.
Riot Platforms sold 3,778 bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, generating $289.5 million in net proceeds at an average price of $76,626 per BTC, according to the company's official unaudited Q1 2026 production and operations update released this week.
Small investor BTC inflows on Binance reach their lowest point since the platform launched in 2017.
Circle Launches New Token to Expand Bitcoin Utility
Soluna Holdings has achieved full vertical integration by acquiring the 150 MW Briscoe Wind Farm to power its expanding artificial intelligence (AI) data center campus. Soluna Holdings, Inc. announced on April 2, 2026, the successful closing of its $53 million acquisition of the Briscoe Wind Farm in West Texas.